Back in 2004, the Gunners achieved immortality after going through an entire league season undefeated and becoming what is now known as the Invincibles.

That side - with the likes of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Robert Pires - is widely regarded as one of the best attacking teams in the history of English football.

Everything they do now is inevitably compared to that team, but Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger thinks that his current crop of players comes out favourably in such a comparison.

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When quizzed about the quality of this season's attacking options ahead of the Gunners' Premier League clash with Watford tonight, Wenger said the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck are comparable to the class of 2004.

"Certainly numbers wise and quality wise together [they are the best]," Wenger said at Monday's press conference.

"We had never so many players who could perform and score goals – certainly never.